Jiang Zimo had already done all he could. Unfortunately, he was still lacking in Luck. He was fated to not be able to enter the Ancient Desolate Tower.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and said, "It looks like the Ancient Desolate Tower does not welcome me. It was just an Ancient Desolate Pass. Unexpectedly, a Dazzling Shadow Panther King appeared."
Xiao Chen calmed himself and headed for the Heavenly Extermination Union branch. Since he no longer had a chance, he should not continue to be dejected.
Not being able to enter the Ancient Desolate Tower did not mean that he could not reach the peak of cultivation. No matter what, he could not let his mental state fall.
The number of people in the Heavenly Extermination Union branch was much smaller than when Xiao Chen arrived yesterday. This was somewhat surprising.
When the old man behind the counter on the second floor saw Xiao Chen arrive, his face was filled with surprise. He received the Illusionary Yin Grass from Xiao Chen and smiled, "Brat, you managed to escape from a Dazzling Shadow Panther King. Your strength is truly extraordinary."
Xiao Chen's expression changed. He said angrily, "You knew long ago that there was a Dazzling Shadow Panther King. Why did you not warn me? Do you know that you nearly caused my death?"
The old man shrugged and smiled innocently, "Young man, don't be so angry. Did you ask for my permission?"
Xiao Chen felt very depressed. This was a matter of life and death. Even if he did not ask, he should have warned him.
The old man was clearly acting shamelessly. Since he could not do anything to him, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him anymore. He said, "Stop speaking nonsense. Give me the Ancient Desolate Pass!"
The black-robed old man laughed loudly. He took out a white medallion and handed it to Xiao Chen. He said, "This is the medallion I just made. It is all Rank 1. However, although there is no reward for your mission, it is already recorded."
Xiao Chen received the medallion and looked at it. The words "Heavenly Extermination Union" were written on the front of the white medallion. Xiao Chen's name was carved on the back.
After the black-robed old man handed the Ancient Desolate Pass to Xiao Chen, he took out an engraved card and said, "This engraved card is an extra reward for you. After all, this Illusionary Yin Grass mission was quite a headache. You helped me solve a big problem."
"What is it?" Xiao Chen looked at the old man and asked suspiciously.
The old man held the engraved card and gently knocked on the table. He smiled and said, "What is it? It is what you want now."
Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the old man with interest and smiled: "Interesting, do you know what I want now?"
The old man said casually, "The Ancient Desolate Tower."
Xiao Chen's expression could not help but change. He did not think too much about how the old man knew. He pointed at the engraved card and said, "This thing can allow me to enter the Ancient Desolate Tower?"
The old man shook his head and said, "No, they only gave you a chance to compete fairly with others. Do you know why you did not receive an invitation from the Heavenly Extermination Union?"
"It is because your cultivation is too low. White Robed Bladesman Xiao Chen, you are quite famous in the Great Qin Nation. The upper echelon of the Heavenly Extermination Union noticed you long ago."
"However, at that time, your cultivation was too low. Even now, you are only an Inferior Grade Martial King. The minimum requirement for an invitation is to be a Medial Grade Martial King."
"As for whether to give you an invitation or not, the Heavenly Extermination Union split into two factions. They debated for a long time. You are very lucky. I happen to be on the faction that supports you."
Xiao Chen had not expected such a small invitation to have so many tricks up his sleeves. "So, you did not tell me about the mission for the Illusionary Yin Grass. Is this a test for me?"
The old man nodded and said, "That's right. In fact, to obtain this Ancient Desolate Pass, you just have to complete an ordinary mission. No matter what you choose in the end, I will give you the mission for the Illusionary Yin Grass. "
"You did not disappoint me. You were able to escape from the hands of the Dazzling Shadow Panther King. You are definitely strong enough."
Right now, Xiao Chen felt like he had gained something and then lost it. He originally thought that the Ancient Desolate Tower was far away from him. Unexpectedly, he found an opportunity that was even more reliable than Jiang Zimo's.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out to take the engraved card. However, the old man did not rush to hand it over. He smiled and said, "Don't blame me for not warning you this time. By taking this engraved card, you will only gain an opportunity. It does not guarantee you entry into the Ancient Desolate Tower. The test you will meet might really take your life. "
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to take the engraved card. He said resolutely, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Tell me the details."
The black-robed old man muttered to himself for a while before telling Xiao Chen the rules of this selection in full detail.
There were simply too many geniuses from the four nations and the Ancient Desolate Land. Even though the minimum requirement was to be a Medial Grade Martial King under the age of twenty-four, there were still more than a thousand people.
This was more than twice as many as the previous selections. Hence, the selection changed from one round to two.
The peak geniuses from the four nations were split into four groups and brought to the four main islands of the Heavenly Extermination Lake.
The first test was to obtain sixty victories in the A-rank matches of the main island's wrestling city. Everyone would have a chance to win one hundred matches.
The old man said indifferently, "The Rank A wrestling rings are second only to the Rank S wrestling rings. Aside from half-step Martial Monarchs and above, cultivators and Demonic Beasts of any cultivation realm will appear. Furthermore, these sixty victories have to be completed within six days."
Completing it within three days meant that one would have to fight at least ten matches a day. Furthermore, the cultivation of the opponents in these ten matches would not be much weaker than one's.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, If this is the case, I will have to eliminate half of the people in the first round of the test.
The old man continued. After passing the first test, the remaining cultivators will gather in Desolate City.
After that, they will compete in the arena for points. The twenty strongest participants will obtain the qualifications to enter the Ancient Desolate Tower.
Among the one thousand geniuses of the various nations, only twenty would be selected. The odds were small. It was easy to imagine how intense the competition would be.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious as he asked, "Why not invite the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation to the Ancient Desolate Tower?"
This time, the people who came were all cultivators of the four nations and the local clans of the Heavenly Extermination Lake. None of them were geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. Xiao Chen had his suspicions for a long time.
The old man smiled and explained for a long time. Only then did Xiao Chen slowly understand.
Aside from the Great Jin Nation, the other four nations had very few Spirit Veins. The density of their Spiritual Energy was worlds apart from that of the Great Jin Nation.
Hence, in every Five Nation Youth Competition, most of the top hundred of the Tianwu Ranking were from the Great Jin Nation.
The higher they went, the fewer people there were from the other four nations. Needless to say, the top ten contestants were all taken up by the warriors of the Jin Nation almost every time.
No matter how talented the cultivators of the other four nations were, very few could break this rule. At best, they could only make it to the top twenty.
"The Myriad Fiend Palace controls half of the authority behind the Heavenly Extermination Union, and the other half is split between the four nations. The Great Jin Nation has nothing to do with it. Do you think that the other four nations would allow him to enter the Ancient Desolate Tower after being suppressed so miserably by the Great Jin Nation? "
Xiao Chen said with some disbelief, "Are the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation really that strong?"
The old man had a grave expression as he said, "They are stronger than you imagine. With your current strength, it would be difficult for you to rank within the top five hundred of the Great Jin Nation's younger generation."
Xiao Chen did not refute this. He acknowledged this point as well. However, he did not feel too dispirited.
All along, Xiao Chen had never thought that he was weaker than anyone else, even the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. All he lacked was time.
As long as he had enough time, he would trample on all these people and rise up in this budding era of geniuses.
"I have spoken enough nonsense. I will not speak any further. When you go to Wrestling City, hand this engraved card to the leader of the Heavenly Extermination Union. He will make the necessary arrangements for you." The old man waved his hand and dismissed Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not linger. He took his leave and quickly flew towards Longyang Island.
Longyang Island was the core of the southern group of islands. Its position was equivalent to the capital of the Great Qin Nation. It was more than two thousand five hundred kilometers away from Heavenly Spring Island.
After checking the map carefully, Xiao Chen muttered, "Jiang Zimo and the others should have been gone for more than six hours. There are many of them, so they will not be very fast. I might be able to catch up to them."
After leaving the city, Xiao Chen soared into the air and tore off the blue strip of cloth on his forehead.
"Xiu!"
With a thought, a scarlet light lit up. The scarlet Massacre Throne appeared from nowhere. A thick scarlet cloud churned under the throne.
The Massacre Throne only needed to exhaust the state of massacre in order to fly at an extremely fast speed.
If one did not worry about the exhaustion, the Massacre Throne could reach Mach 4. In the future, when the cultivation of the state of massacre increased, the speed would increase even more.
However, the state of massacre was normally used for combat. If it was used for flying, it would be inferior in combat. Hence, under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen would not use the scarlet throne to fly.
At this moment, the situation was urgent. Xiao Chen could not care so much. He sat on the throne and rode the scarlet cloud in the sky.
A strong wind blew from the front. Xiao Chen leaned on the armrest and propped up his chin, appearing relaxed.
After all, he did not need to exhaust his Essence. He only needed to exhaust the scarlet pool in the throne. Furthermore, this was obtained after killing people. It had nothing to do with Xiao Chen's body.
In order to avoid meeting other cultivators and attracting unnecessary trouble, Xiao Chen flew up to ten thousand meters.
As Xiao Chen flew at full speed, the scarlet pool in the throne shrank at a visible rate.
After flying for a long time, only a small portion of the scarlet pool remained. Then, Xiao Chen recalled the scarlet throne into his sea of consciousness.
It was not easy to replenish the scarlet pool. After exhausting it, it would be even more difficult to replenish it. Xiao Chen was already close to Longyang Island.
If he still could not catch up to Jiang Zimo's group, there was no need to force himself. It was better to keep some state of massacre as a backup.
Xiao Chen slowly descended. The silhouette of a huge island appeared before Xiao Chen. This was the main island of the south, Longyang Island.
The number of cultivators in the sky gradually increased. Most of them were in groups of two or three, flying quickly towards the island.
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that all the cultivators who came to Longyang Island were flying in the same direction.
This was the famous Wrestling City of Longyang Island. It was a city made up of wrestling arenas of various sizes. The entire city was filled with blood and violence.
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